EP0399283A2 - An actuator device for emergency controls - Google Patents
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- This invention relates to an actuator device for emergency controls, being of a type arranged to actuate a sectioning switch connected in a power supply circuit to an electric load, so as to cut off the power supply to the load on the occurrence of an emergency or potentially dangerous situation.
- emergency controls are designed to operate on the power supply to systems wherein unforewarned or shock risks are likely to exist. Such is the case, for example, with pumping systems for inflammable liquids, thermal stations, central ventilating systems, calculators, etc.
- Emergency stop devices are instead designed to operate on systems wherein the motions produced by electrically driven parts could become a source of danger. This is the case with moving staircases, lifts or elevators, belt conveyors, and certain machine tools.
- control or stop devices are expected to act as directly as possible on the power lines and to be operable by a single drive action.
- a current technique provides for the use of sectioning switches switches connected in the main supply circuit to the electric load and commonly referred to as positive security switches. These switches are equipped with and operated by low-voltage tripping means composed of large-size electromagnets having multiple wire turn coils.
- the coils of the trip-off means are kept constantly alive from storage batteries.
- the battery compartment requires constant ventilation to prevent hydrogen gas build-ups and consequent explosion risks.
- the technical problem that underlies this invention is to provide an actuator device for emergency controls having peculiarly simple structural and functional features whereby it can fit the standard size of a DIN-type modular case (17.5 mm wide) and conform with the standards for "positive security", while overcoming the drawbacks previously outlined in connection with the prior art.
- the solutive idea on which this invention stands is that of mechanically actuating the sectioning switch to trip off through a preset bistable trip-off means coupled thereto.
- a device as indicated being characterized in that it comprises: a bistable trip-off means coupled mechanically to said sectioning switch and provided with a trip-off linkage and respective reset key; an actuating relay whose plunger is arranged to interfere with and act upon said linkage so as to change the trip-off means state; a back-up battery connected to the relay to keep it constantly alive; an electronic circuit for keeping said battery charged; and a means of connecting at least one, normally closed emergency control between the battery and the relay.
- the device 1 is effective to trip-off a sectioning switch 20 so as to cut off the power supply to an electric load denoted by RL.
- the load RL is powered through an electric line 4 wherein the switch 20 is connected which may be provided internally with conventional magneto-thermal protection arrangements.
- the device 1 comprises a bistable trip-off means 3 having a trip-off linkage 5 and respective reset key 6.
- the trip-off means 3 is accommodated within a box-type case 8 of standard shape and size, such as of the type referred to as DIN module, measuring 17.5 mm in width. That case 8 is only depicted in Figure 1 by a half-shell 7 thereof.
- the key 6 for the switch 3 is of the bistable type, and can accordingly be shifted from a first, or home position to a second, or set position, as shown in Figure 1.
- an actuating relay 9 having an interfering plunger 10 with the linkage 5.
- the linkage 5 comprises a small crank lever 13 pivoted on the half-shell 7 and having a first arm 11 with a feeler)like end acting on the plunger 10, and a second arm 12 arranged to actuate the linkage 5 and change the state of the trip-off means 3.
- the linkage 5 also includes a release pin 18 extending across an opening in the case 8, and through it, to the sectioning switch 20.
- the case 8 is laid alongside and coupled to another similar module incorporating the sectioning switch 20, such that the pin 18 can act on the switch mechanism to mechanically effect the switch tripping.
- the device 1 further comprises a back-up battery 14, particularly a re-chargeable Nicad one, which is connected to the relay 9 so as to keep it alive at all times.
- This battery is connected between a phase conductor F and a neutral conductor N of a two-wire electric supply line at 220 Volts.
- This circuit 15 comprises a capacitor C connected in parallel to the battery, a diode D connected with one end to the battery and having the other end forward biased toward the phase conductor F via a series of a capacitor C1 and a resistor R.
- a Zener diode Z is, moreover, connected between the phase F and neutral N conductors, upstream of the diode D.
- a means is provided of connecting at least one, normally closed, emergency control between the battery 14 and the relay 9. It may be appreciated that it would be possible for a plurality of normally closed controls 2 to be connected serially together, and installed at remote locations in the system such that by operating any one of them, the device 1 will be actuated in all cases.
- Said means comprises terminals, generally denoted by 19 and depicted in Figure 3, on the front of the case 8.
- the trip-off means 3 is preset manually to the closed contact position shown in Figure 1.
- the relay 9 is kept constantly under power from the back-up battery 14 which is, in turn, kept in the charged state by the electronic circuit 15.
- the battery 14 is effective to keep the relay 9 alive and ensure continued attendance in the event of mains voltage outings.
- control pushbutton 16 normally closed, be acted upon directly to cut off the power supply to the relay when depressed, even in the absence of the mains voltage.
- a first advantage of the inventive device is that it is uniquely small in size, such that it can fit into a DIN module case.
- a further advantage is that the device is also operational in the absence of mains voltage.
- the changing of the trip-off means 3 state provides an indication of the emergency step having taken place by just the changed position of the control key 6, and this irrespective of whether the sectioning switch is, in turn, equipped with indicator devices adapted to indicate operation brought about by other causes, such as magneto-thermal protection, for example.
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Abstract
a bistable trip-off means (3) coupled mechanically to the sectioning switch (20) and provided with a trip-off linkage (5) and respective reset key (6);
an actuating relay (9) whose plunger (10) is arranged to interfere with the linkage (5) and act upon it to change the state of the trip-off means (3);
a back-up battery (14) connected to the relay (9) to keep it constantly alive;
an electronic circuit (15) for re-charging said battery (14); and a means (19) of connecting at least one, normally closed, emergency control (2) between the battery (14) and the relay (9).
Description
- This invention relates to an actuator device for emergency controls, being of a type arranged to actuate a sectioning switch connected in a power supply circuit to an electric load, so as to cut off the power supply to the load on the occurrence of an emergency or potentially dangerous situation.
- As is known, in some fields of application and when an emergency situation arises, there is a need for cutting off the supply to electrical equipment, even if the latter may be operating under a full-load condition.
- Emergency control and stop devices have been provided for the purpose which, when operated as required can cut off the current supply by means of actuator devices.
- Specifically, emergency controls are designed to operate on the power supply to systems wherein unforewarned or shock risks are likely to exist. Such is the case, for example, with pumping systems for inflammable liquids, thermal stations, central ventilating systems, calculators, etc.
- Emergency stop devices are instead designed to operate on systems wherein the motions produced by electrically driven parts could become a source of danger. This is the case with moving staircases, lifts or elevators, belt conveyors, and certain machine tools.
- In all cases, such control or stop devices are expected to act as directly as possible on the power lines and to be operable by a single drive action.
- Such features are established by the Italian Standard for Systems CEI 64-8, which provides for the sectioning of power supply circuits to the above-specified areas subject to particular electrical, mechanical, or fire risks to be effected through positive security remote controls.
- In an effort to meet the ruling standards, the prior art proposed in the past the use of so-called current bootstrap devices comprising a trip-off coil with a pushbutton in the closed position. This approach cannot operate, however, in a voltage outing situation.
- A current technique provides for the use of sectioning switches switches connected in the main supply circuit to the electric load and commonly referred to as positive security switches. These switches are equipped with and operated by low-voltage tripping means composed of large-size electromagnets having multiple wire turn coils.
- Here too, problems have been encountered, however, from the necessity to have the trip-off means powered upstream of the switch, and from fluctuations in the mains voltage exciting untimely operation.
- To ensure continued attendance, the coils of the trip-off means are kept constantly alive from storage batteries.
- However, this has the disadvantage that the actuators occupy valuable space due to the bulk of the storage batteries and chargers therefor, the latter being, moreover, fairly expensive components.
- In addition, the battery compartment requires constant ventilation to prevent hydrogen gas build-ups and consequent explosion risks.
- The technical problem that underlies this invention is to provide an actuator device for emergency controls having peculiarly simple structural and functional features whereby it can fit the standard size of a DIN-type modular case (17.5 mm wide) and conform with the standards for "positive security", while overcoming the drawbacks previously outlined in connection with the prior art.
- The solutive idea on which this invention stands is that of mechanically actuating the sectioning switch to trip off through a preset bistable trip-off means coupled thereto.
- Based on this solutive idea, the technical problem is solved by a device as indicated being characterized in that it comprises:
a bistable trip-off means coupled mechanically to said sectioning switch and provided with a trip-off linkage and respective reset key;
an actuating relay whose plunger is arranged to interfere with and act upon said linkage so as to change the trip-off means state;
a back-up battery connected to the relay to keep it constantly alive;
an electronic circuit for keeping said battery charged; and
a means of connecting at least one, normally closed emergency control between the battery and the relay. - The features and advantages of the inventive device will become apparent from the following detailed description of an embodiment thereof, given by way of non-limitative example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- In the drawings:
- Figure 1 is a side view of the device according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a diagramatic view of the device shown in Figure 1; and
- Figure 3 is a diagramatic and front view of the device in Figure 1, shown in an operating condition thereof.
- With reference to the drawing views, generally Shown at 1 is an actuator device embodying this invention and intended for
emergency controls 2. - The device 1 is effective to trip-off a
sectioning switch 20 so as to cut off the power supply to an electric load denoted by RL. - The load RL is powered through an electric line 4 wherein the
switch 20 is connected which may be provided internally with conventional magneto-thermal protection arrangements. - The device 1 comprises a bistable trip-off means 3 having a trip-off
linkage 5 and respective reset key 6. - The trip-off means 3 is accommodated within a box-
type case 8 of standard shape and size, such as of the type referred to as DIN module, measuring 17.5 mm in width. Thatcase 8 is only depicted in Figure 1 by a half-shell 7 thereof. - The key 6 for the
switch 3 is of the bistable type, and can accordingly be shifted from a first, or home position to a second, or set position, as shown in Figure 1. - Also housed within the
case 8 is an actuatingrelay 9 having aninterfering plunger 10 with thelinkage 5. - More specifically, the
linkage 5 comprises asmall crank lever 13 pivoted on the half-shell 7 and having afirst arm 11 with a feeler)like end acting on theplunger 10, and asecond arm 12 arranged to actuate thelinkage 5 and change the state of the trip-offmeans 3. Thelinkage 5 also includes arelease pin 18 extending across an opening in thecase 8, and through it, to thesectioning switch 20. - The
case 8 is laid alongside and coupled to another similar module incorporating thesectioning switch 20, such that thepin 18 can act on the switch mechanism to mechanically effect the switch tripping. - The device 1 further comprises a back-up
battery 14, particularly a re-chargeable Nicad one, which is connected to therelay 9 so as to keep it alive at all times. This battery is connected between a phase conductor F and a neutral conductor N of a two-wire electric supply line at 220 Volts. - Also provided is an
electronic circuit 15 for re-charging thebattery 14. Thiscircuit 15 comprises a capacitor C connected in parallel to the battery, a diode D connected with one end to the battery and having the other end forward biased toward the phase conductor F via a series of a capacitor C₁ and a resistor R. A Zener diode Z is, moreover, connected between the phase F and neutral N conductors, upstream of the diode D. - Advantageously, a means is provided of connecting at least one, normally closed, emergency control between the
battery 14 and therelay 9. It may be appreciated that it would be possible for a plurality of normally closedcontrols 2 to be connected serially together, and installed at remote locations in the system such that by operating any one of them, the device 1 will be actuated in all cases. - Said means comprises terminals, generally denoted by 19 and depicted in Figure 3, on the front of the
case 8. - The operation of the device according to the invention will be now described.
- The trip-off means 3 is preset manually to the closed contact position shown in Figure 1.
- The
relay 9 is kept constantly under power from the back-upbattery 14 which is, in turn, kept in the charged state by theelectronic circuit 15. Thebattery 14 is effective to keep therelay 9 alive and ensure continued attendance in the event of mains voltage outings. - On an emergency situation arising which requires interruption of the power supply to the load RL, it will be sufficient that the
control pushbutton 16, normally closed, be acted upon directly to cut off the power supply to the relay when depressed, even in the absence of the mains voltage. - As a result, the
plunger 10 of the relay will be released, and thelever 13 shifted by theplunger 10 to actuate the trip-offlinkage 5 and change the state of the trip-off means, thereby thesectioning switch 20 coupled to it will be simultaneously tripped to the open position under the mechanical action of thepin 18. - A first advantage of the inventive device is that it is uniquely small in size, such that it can fit into a DIN module case.
- A further advantage is that the device is also operational in the absence of mains voltage.
- In addition, the changing of the trip-off means 3 state provides an indication of the emergency step having taken place by just the changed position of the control key 6, and this irrespective of whether the sectioning switch is, in turn, equipped with indicator devices adapted to indicate operation brought about by other causes, such as magneto-thermal protection, for example.
Claims (4)
a bistable trip-off means (3) coupled mechanically to said sectioning switch (20) and provided with a trip-off linkage (5) and respective reset key (6);
an actuating relay (9) whose plunger (10) is arranged to interfere with and act upon said linkage (5) so as to change the trip-off means (3) state;
a back-up battery (14) connected to the relay (9) to keep it constantly alive;
an electronic circuit (15) for keeping said battery (14) charged; and
a means (19) of connecting at least one, normally closed emergency control (2) between the battery (14) and the relay (9).
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IT2064189 | 1989-05-25 | ||
IT8920641A IT1230202B (en) | 1989-05-25 | 1989-05-25 | EMERGENCY CONTROL ACTUATOR DEVICE. |
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EP0399283A2 true EP0399283A2 (en) | 1990-11-28 |
EP0399283A3 EP0399283A3 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
EP0399283B1 EP0399283B1 (en) | 1995-09-27 |
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WO1995008859A1 (en) * | 1993-09-23 | 1995-03-30 | Vega Limited | A drive assembly for power operated doors |
EP0994545A2 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2000-04-19 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Circuit for controlling a tripping device |
WO2010115633A1 (en) * | 2009-04-09 | 2010-10-14 | Abb Ag | Remote de-energizing of an installation switching device |
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LU54499A1 (en) * | 1966-09-22 | 1967-11-20 | ||
US3636482A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1972-01-18 | Federal Pacific Electric Co | Modular circuit breakers and panelboards with ground-fault protection |
FR2420840A1 (en) * | 1978-03-23 | 1979-10-19 | Merlin Gerin | Switch remote control with automatic resetting - has main switch triggering release bar coupled to lever which resets overcentre switch |
US4272687A (en) * | 1979-03-05 | 1981-06-09 | Borkan William N | Power manageable circuit breaker |
EP0161946A1 (en) * | 1984-03-26 | 1985-11-21 | Telemecanique | Auxiliary module for connection to a circuit breaker |
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LU54499A1 (en) * | 1966-09-22 | 1967-11-20 | ||
US3636482A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1972-01-18 | Federal Pacific Electric Co | Modular circuit breakers and panelboards with ground-fault protection |
FR2420840A1 (en) * | 1978-03-23 | 1979-10-19 | Merlin Gerin | Switch remote control with automatic resetting - has main switch triggering release bar coupled to lever which resets overcentre switch |
US4272687A (en) * | 1979-03-05 | 1981-06-09 | Borkan William N | Power manageable circuit breaker |
EP0161946A1 (en) * | 1984-03-26 | 1985-11-21 | Telemecanique | Auxiliary module for connection to a circuit breaker |
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WO1995008859A1 (en) * | 1993-09-23 | 1995-03-30 | Vega Limited | A drive assembly for power operated doors |
EP0994545A2 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2000-04-19 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Circuit for controlling a tripping device |
EP0994545A3 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2001-04-11 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Circuit for controlling a tripping device |
WO2010115633A1 (en) * | 2009-04-09 | 2010-10-14 | Abb Ag | Remote de-energizing of an installation switching device |
CN102396043A (en) * | 2009-04-09 | 2012-03-28 | Abb股份公司 | Remote de-energizing of an installation switching device |
EP2239753A3 (en) * | 2009-04-09 | 2014-01-08 | Abb Ag | Remote deactivation of an installation switching device |
CN102396043B (en) * | 2009-04-09 | 2014-06-25 | Abb股份公司 | Remote de-energizing of an installation switching device |
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DE69022627D1 (en) | 1995-11-02 |
EP0399283A3 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
EP0399283B1 (en) | 1995-09-27 |
IT8920641A0 (en) | 1989-05-25 |
DE69022627T2 (en) | 1996-05-23 |
IT1230202B (en) | 1991-10-18 |
ES2081317T3 (en) | 1996-03-01 |
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